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Volunteers help reduce backlog of school repairs
Honolulu Advertiser ^
| Friday, August 9, 2002
| Jennifer Hiller
Posted on 08/09/2002 4:46:17 PM PDT by Vidalia
Edited on 05/07/2004 6:18:30 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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For a year now, hundreds of volunteers have been chipping away quietly at the $640 million backlog of repair and maintenance work at Hawai'i's public schools.
Using paintbrushes, shovels and sweat, the Hawai'i 3Rs program has introduced volunteers to those with professional know-how to do $2.15 million worth of repairs for less than $350,000 in actual cost to the state
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: decrepit; deplorable; education; hawaii; paradise; schools; taxes; unions
Hawaii State Population: Approximately 1.25 million people.
Cost of Living (taxes, etc.): Approximately 25% HIGHER than mainland average.
Where could all this money be going?
Can you spell State supported U-N-I-O-N C-O-N-T-R-A-C-T-S?
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posted on
08/09/2002 4:46:17 PM PDT
by
Vidalia
To: Vidalia
an estimated 250 volunteers most of them from the military Where are the civilians? The unions? (protesting probably)
Radford Grad
To: Isle of sanity in CA
After nearly 60 years of tax and spend, no-bid union contracts, absolutely corrupt government/union commingling, the decay of every aspect of the 50th state is coming home to roost.
At least one major water main breaks every month.
Paybacks to unions keep the roads in constant disrepair (all islands).
Been here off and on for 20 years and the disintegration is visible yearly.
Send $$$ to Linda Lingle...please!
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posted on
08/09/2002 5:35:45 PM PDT
by
Vidalia
To: Vidalia
College students taking engineering and other building trade courses could be contributing to this as a means to reduce the cost of their tuition...APPRENTISHIPS.
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posted on
08/09/2002 6:22:47 PM PDT
by
GailA
To: GailA
These are elementary and secondary schools...
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posted on
08/09/2002 10:01:11 PM PDT
by
Vidalia
To: Vidalia
Abolish the public skewls!!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
08/09/2002 10:15:20 PM PDT
by
gueroloco
To: Vidalia
Bam!
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posted on
08/10/2002 4:12:21 PM PDT
by
Vidalia
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